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Buhari has challenged me – Tinubu

A National Leader of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has described his appointment by
President Muhammadu Buhari as head of the APC reconciliation committee as a
very strong political challenge.

President Buhari had last week
appointed Tinubu to lead the APC committee that would reconcile aggrieved
members of the party.

Tinubu said this in an interview
with State House correspondents on Tuesday
after he and a chieftain of the APC, Bisi Akande, met behind closed-doors with
President Buhari.

Asked how he felt about the
assignment, Tinubu responded thus: “Well, l feel greatly honoured with the
mutual confidence that the president has reposed in me which is a very strong
political challenge. We have started in earnest. He has given me free hand to
put coercion, confidence and trust in the party.

“Democracy is about conflict
resolution process. You can’t do it without resolving conflicts. We can’t build
it without understanding the conflicts and sources where we are coming from.
But we want to leave the country with a legacy. It’s not about Mr. President.
That is what he’s telling the country. It’s about our country, and no other
choice to democratic tenets than through political party platforms.

“He (Buhari) is one of those rare
beings around the country, around Africa who had experienced both worlds: he
fought a battle to save Nigeria and came to politics to save Nigeria. Very rare
people have such an opportunity in their lives time and that’s what we talk
about; legacy. And where we have all the challenges, do what we should do. I’m
enjoying the challenges so far.”

The APC national leader said the
party had a better chance to win the 2019 general elections which, he assured,
would be conducted in a most transparent and democratic manner.

Asked what the chances of the APC
are in 2019, Tinubu exclaimed: “You are asking me an obvious question! I belong
to this party. My commitment is to this party. We have a better chance and we are
strongly determined to prosecute election in a most transparent and democratic
manner and we will win.”